"Irene"

Twin Peaks are a Chicago quartet of 19-year-olds audibly in love with pop-rock melodies, both sung and wrung out of twin harmonized lead guitars. There is a lot to like about them, and also a lot to remind you of fellow Chicagoans Smith Westerns, as both bands ostensibly plug in similar numbers on the alt-rock bar jukebox. There are Suede and Oasis albums in these guys' childhood CD binders, for sure, and maybe some Teenage Fanclub or Posies records for later study. "Irene" shows that whatever their path, they've honed an unusually strong melodic ear for a band so young. Floating on a chiming, watery guitar, the song alternates between a winsome, ineffably natural verse melody and a wordless "ahh," bolstered by a simple six-note riff.